Sometimes amateurism can be a great thing! This band truly were to quote one of their songs "one chord wonders" but they sure did make the most of that one chord. Great stuff from the early British punk scene.

Just one of those bands that makes you scratch your head in puzzlement as to why they never quite "made it." Mark Eitzel is one hell of a songwriter. Hey, AMAZON, this album is by AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB, not Yo La Tengo!!

How to describe Badly Drawn Boy? Ummm, postmodern folk? Regardless, Gough is a brilliant (if slightly erratic) songwriter. I'd say if you like Beck or Eliott Smith this would be worth a listen

I admit that this is the only Banhart album I currently own, but it certainly won't be the last. Wow, brilliant melodies, songs that defy easy classification. Is it rock? Ragtime? Folk? The lyrics are kind of stream of consciousness. The only caveat is that Banhart's voice can be a turnoff for some.

Does anything really need to be said?

Definitely one of the more eclectic musicians of modern times. You'll find virtually every style of music in Beck's albums and despite an occasional slip he has been remarkly consistent throughout the years

Extremely innovative artist. Unfortunatley none of her albums have totally worked for me-thousands of Bjork fans scream-I would recommend this for beginners and if you really really like it pursue her albums

I don't know when it happened exactly but at some point it became "cool" to like Black Sabbath again. That's a good thing.

Roots rock. While alternative music was the college scene these boys were proving that back to basics original rock & roll was still valid...and they kicked butt live too.

Again, what can I say? Critics have said that Bowie has always been a follower rather than a trendsetter. Forget all that. Bowie has had so many stages to his career that there is without a doubt something for everyone with him

Like Joy Division and/or Echo & The Bunnymen? Then there is a good chance you'll enjoy the nusic made by BSP

An album that really does deserve the hype. Beautiful voice with a Zeppelinish sound on many songs. Would have loved to have seen what his next step as an artist would have been

Influenced by Dinosaur Jr. Pavement and Neil Young. Doug Martsch is a modern guitar hero

The great British punk band that didn't snarl like the Pistols or Clash. Just fun, fast songs about (God help us) love. This is a superb comp of their early singles but they would go forward and do other worthy stuff too

Swedish pop, but that's a bit too simplified. If you really listen to some of the lyrics they are quite wonderfully twisted.

With his own great songs, early days at Sun, superb live albums, interpretations of others songs and a fantastic rebirth in the 90's Cash is the Mount Everest of country music

While I respect the work Cave did with The Birthday Party they never quite did it for me so I was surprised to find that I loved The Bad Seeds. It's a pretty eclectic mix of styles with themes of love, death and violence. No surprise that Johnny Cash covered a Cave song.

My favorite band ever...approaching fanatical obsession. So, I really can't talk about them objectively. 'Nuff said.

Another band I love but are a bit hit and miss for me. You'll definitley here some VU here and other styles from 70's NY along with their own take on garage rock. Great stuff....mostly

Nice and they put on a really good show. Plus, the wife likes 'em